phoenix (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 18
def a legendary Arabian bird said to periodically burn itself to death and emerge from the ashes as a new phoenix
def according to most versions only one phoenix lived at a time and it renewed itself every 500 years
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Hypernym mythical being
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Hyponym mythical being

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